HOME SCHOOLING: AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION presented by : FITRIS ROZA,, S.S WHAT IS HOME SCHOOLING ? Presented by : Pepi Fidia I. TOPIC ; HOME SCHOOLING The education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public /private school. The instruction at home under the supervision of correspondence schools or umbrella schools. II. THE MAIN IDEAS Paragraph 1 : The defination of home schoolong Paragraph 2 : Factors in the choosing of home schooling Paragraph 3: curriculum is legally required in home schooling Paragraph 4 : The criteria and the rules involved in at home education. Paragraph 5 : a number of reasons as parent’s option to home school their childr III. SETTING WHEN : Home schooling is a legal option in many places for parents to provide their children with a learning environment as an alternative to publicly-provided schools WHERE :In student’s house or the student can choose the place for studying IV. PROBLEM Reasons For Home Schooling : Poor learning environment at school (Examples: bullying, nasty teachers, child abuse, etc.) Religious reasons Family reasons Object the lessons of public/private school The child has learning disabilities or is special needs Transportation issues Public/private school did not challenge the child The parents career According to the U.S. DOE's "Homeschooling in the United States: 2003", 85 percent of homeschooling parents cited "the social environments of other forms of schooling" (including safety, drugs, sexual harassment, bullying and negative peer-pressure) as an important reason why they homeschool. 72 percent cited "to provide religious or moral instruction" as an important reason, and 68 percent cited "dissatisfaction with academic instruction at other schools."7 percent cited "Child has physical or mental health problem", 7 percent cited "Child has other special needs", 9 percent cited "Other reasons" (including "child's choice," "allows parents more control of learning" and "flexibility"). Bullying Nasty teacher Learning disabilities Religious Reason : A number of Christians homeschool because they believe that parents are entrusted with the main responsibility for teaching their children. Christian parents must provide their children with a thoroughly Christian education. Christians should not send their children to public schools since education is not a God-ordained function of civil government. IV. SOLUTION ADVANTAGES OF HOME SCHOOLING : Personalized Schedule Varied Learning Subject Flexibility in Time Flexibility in Curriculum Knowing Your Kids Getting Much Attention Knowing your kid DISADVANTAGES OF HOME SCHOOLING : Not Enough Time No Time for Work Personal Space Parent is not qualified as a teacher They Just Don’t Listen Lack of Socialization Home schooling curriculum in Indonesia : KTSP Curriculum LEARNING METHODS Community Distance Learning Tutor Visit Project Class Inspiring Story Watching Films Outing INTERNATIONAL STATUS: LEGAL IN : America, Australia, Indonesia, France, Canada, etc ILLEGAL IN: Germany, Netherlands, China, Hong Kong, etc. In Hong Kong Attendance at school is compulsory and free for students aged 6 - 15.Parents who fail to send their children to school can be jailed for 3 months and fined HK$ 10000. EQUIVALENT CERTIFICATE Home schooling in Indonesia is regulated under National Education System 2003 under division of informal education.This enables the children of Home schooling to attend an equal national Tests to obtain an “Equivalent Certificate” V. CONCLUSION CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS Home schooling has its advantages and disadvantages. No type of schooling is perfect. But, home schooling can be pretty good for some cases or reasons. When it comes to making the decision to home schooling your children, you really need to weigh both the advantages and disadvantages. Make sure you have evaluated your ability to properly instruct your child and provide a quality learning experience. But if you do not think you can handle it, you might as well send your child to school but become more involved with his or her education. Make sure you have evaluated your ability to properly instruct your child and provide a quality learning experience. But if you do not think you can handle it, you might as well send your child to school but become more involved with his or her education. You can also find places on the internet where people who home school meet on message boards to discuss their school and their lives. If you find one you like, join. Most home schooling communities are very open and are happy to share their experiences with you. THANK YOU